Ships plying the waters making deliveries of goods raced to make their money. In their day, weather forecasts did not exist, there were no electronic navigation tools, and some were making their routes before lighthouses or other markers to find their way. The bottom of Lake Michigan is littered with wrecks of this bygone era.

Today, few boats end up in Davy Jones' Locker with all of the navigational advances and boat building techniques, and making a living or making a fortune has turned into recreation, and fun competition.

If you're in the area, drop in on these museums to learn more about our nautical past -

S.S. SpartanLudington, MIS.S. Spartan Video It's not really a museum, it is a sistership to the S.S. Badger that still is in operation. S.S. Spartan launched in 1952, was no longer needed, and is mothballed, being used for spare parts for the S.S. Badger.